April 2017

New KERC_BESCOM revised Electricity tariff for 2017-18

By |2018-01-17T18:20:53+05:30April 11th, 2017|

Category Description Particulars Existing Tariff as per Tariff Order-2016 Particulars Approved as per Tariff Order 2017 Remarks BJ/KJ Fully subsidized by GOK Free Fully subsidized by GOK Free Fully Subsidized by GoK Monthly Min. per Installation per Month. Rs 30/- Monthly Min. per Installation per Month. Rs 30/- CDT(Commission Determined Tariff) EC per [...]

October 2016

Net metering Vs Gross Metering- Basics

By |2018-01-17T18:20:53+05:30October 4th, 2016|

Till recently the policy in Karnataka for some of the consumers had been Gross metering(GM) and some had Net Metering(NM). A recent circular from BESCOM has given option for some of the consumer segments- residential, hospitals and institutional the option for opting between gross and net metering. So what are the two types of metering? And [...]

Solar Rooftop Power Policy Changes in Karnataka

By |2017-08-25T18:19:11+05:30October 3rd, 2016|

Giving the residents of Karnataka a chance to self consume the Solar power they installed. KERC came up with few changes in their existing Solar Power policy for rooftop. The Hon’ble KERC vide order dtd: S/03/1 dtd: 19.09.2016 has issued Modification to the order 02.05.2016 in respect of determination of tariff and other norms for [...]

June 2016

A Day to Remember : In Making of 391kW

By |2018-01-17T18:20:54+05:30June 8th, 2016|

Not the usual day it was. Very lovely weather. Mesmerizing for people working in Sun. We started to our site having hot tasty breakfast of our choice. We started with an enthusiasm that we will finish installation of 1000 panels crossing 300 kW on the project we are working. Started at our usual time 8:45 [...]

May 2016

March 2015

CPRI Certificate on Super Fan’s Air Delivery Capacity

By |2018-01-17T18:20:55+05:30March 8th, 2015|

The Central Power Research Institute is an autonomous society under the Ministry of Power, Govt. of India. In their Fan Testing Laboratory, ELECTRIC CEILING FANs are tested as per IS: 374 -1979 specification. This is published by the BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS which is The National Standards Body of India. Air Delivery Test at CPRI Here is [...]

February 2015

Beat the Heat this Summer with Energy Efficient Super Fans

By |2018-01-17T18:20:55+05:30February 24th, 2015|

Fans cool us by creating a wind chill effect. The sweat on our skin evaporates more easily, we lose more body heat through convection and we feel cooler. Bigger, faster fans deliver more air and cool us better. Bigger, faster fans use more electricity and actually end up heating an insulated room. We need bigger, faster fans [...]

A bit of background for the prosumers (producers-consumers) of Solar Power

By |2018-01-17T18:20:55+05:30February 21st, 2015|

The erstwhile Mysore State established the first major hydro-electric generating station at Shivasamudram as early as 1902 for commercial operation. The longest transmission line, at the highest voltage in the world, was constructed to meet the power needs of mining operations at Kolar Gold Fields. (Source) Since then, many hydro-electric projects were undertaken to increase [...]

December 2014

Burn Coal so that Solar can take over later!

By |2017-11-17T16:32:00+05:30December 2nd, 2014|

Thinking like an environmentalist and as a solar evangelist, I would prefer India to reduce its dependency on coal drastically and switch over to SUN immediately to combat Climate Change. Here is the Dilemma!  As a socio-economic activist, we I prefer to accelerate it’s Development, by any energy means, of all of its 300 Million [...]

August 2014

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